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Opinion: The Security Case for Software Defined Networking

ID: f07b7763-15e9-57a7-9781-1ca9a23f1247

STIX ID: report--f07b7763-15e9-57a7-9781-1ca9a23f1247

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2015-07-10

Date Updated: 2026-05-08

Author: Scott Harrell

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This article argues that application-centric Software-Defined Networking (SDN) can strengthen data center security by centralizing management, automating ACL and firewall rule lifecycle, improving visibility of east–west traffic, and restricting lateral movement—positioning SDN as a tool to detect, isolate, and impede advanced threats rather than describing any specific attack or compromise.

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